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‘Standard Practice for
sf" ‘This practice covers procedures forthe verification and
‘dlassification of extensometer systems, but it is not intended
tg be a complete purchase specification. The practice is
icable only to instruments that indicate or record values
‘Birr proporonal to changes in length corresponding to
"Gither tensile or compressive strain, Extensometer systems
_ af classified on the basis of the magnitude of their errors.
71.2 Because strain is a dimensionless quantity, this doct-
‘ment can be used for extensometers based on either SI or US.
"Sistomary units of displacement.
{Nove 1—Bonded resistance strain gages dretly bonded to a spec
igen cannot be calibrated of verfed with the apparatus decribed in
‘race for the verification of extasometers having definite gage
‘pints. (Soe procedures as describe in Test Methods E251.)
2°13 This standard does not purport to address all of the
ssafery concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
esponsibility of the user ofthis standard to establish appro: